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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Cavalry
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gptkbp:accessories
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State and federal government
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gptkbp:active_years
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1863-1865
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gptkbp:affiliation
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Part of the Michigan Brigade
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gptkbp:awards
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Medals of Honor awarded to members
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gptkbp:battle_honors
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gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:Army
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gptkbp:casualties
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High during engagements
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gptkbp:combat_history
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Continued in veterans' groups
Veterans' organizations formed
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gptkbp:combat_role
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Engaged in skirmishes and battles
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gptkbp:command_structure
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Regimental structure
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Forney
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gptkbp:commemoration
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Memorials in Michigan
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gptkbp:community_support
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Local communities supported recruitment efforts
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:cultural_representation
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Documentaries and books
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1866
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gptkbp:engagement
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gptkb:Battle_of_Selma
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:equipment
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Saddle, Carbine, Sabre
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gptkbp:garrison
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Various locations in the South
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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Preserved in museums
Regimental histories published
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Influenced cavalry tactics
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gptkbp:historical_records
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Maintained by the Michigan Historical Commission
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gptkbp:historical_research
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Studied by historians of the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Participated in key battles of the Civil War
Part of the larger context of the Civil War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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12th Michigan Cavalry
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gptkbp:legacy
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Contributed to the Union victory
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gptkbp:military_drill
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Regular training and drills conducted
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gptkbp:military_rank
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Varied from Private to Colonel
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gptkbp:military_service
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Utilized mounted and dismounted tactics
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Forney
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Michigan_Volunteer_Infantry
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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Reunions and memorials
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Michigan
Voluntary enlistment
Finding volunteers
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gptkbp:reformed
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1864
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gptkbp:released
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Mustered out after the war
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gptkbp:role
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Cavalry operations
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:service_years
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3 years
Typically 18-45 years
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gptkbp:size
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gptkb:Regiment
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Provided cavalry support to infantry units
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gptkbp:training_programs
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gptkb:Camp_Michigan
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gptkbp:transportation
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Railroads and marching
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gptkbp:uniform
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Blue wool uniforms
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gptkbp:veterans
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Many served post-war in various capacities
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Defiance
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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